GrEditor environment - menu bar

The menu bar includes the items:


The menu System allows to log on and log off for a user, create, open close save, delete pictures and exit the process D2000 GrEditor.

System menu

LogonLogon for work in the process D2000 GrEditor.
LogoffLogoff after finishing work with the process D2000 GrEditor.
Window sizeSetting the size of the active window according to resolution.
New Picture...Create a new picture.
Open Picture...Open a picture.
CloseClose the opened picture.
SaveSave the opened picture.
Save As...Save the opened picture with another name.
Save AllSave all opened pictures.
Delete PictureDelete the selected picture.
Print...Print edited picture.
[History]List of last edited pictures. The list can contain at most eight (8) pictures.
ExitExit GrEditor.

The menu Edit allows performing some basic edit actions.

Edit menu

UndoUndo - cancel last performed action.
RedoRedo - repeated execution of the last action cancelled by the action Undo.
CutCut out a selected object (selection of objects).
CopyCopy the selected object (selection of objects).
PasteInsert the selected object (selection of objects) from the ClipBoard into the edited picture.
Picture script...Edit the picture script.
Local variables...Edit the picture's local variables.
Tab order...Set the order of windows controls.
Connections...Open the list of object connections in the picture.
FiltersFiltrate the visible objects in pictures depending on some attribute of these objects.
Clear Picture...Delete all objects in the edited picture.

The menu Settings allows you to set up the parameters of the process D2000 GrEditor and the parameters of the edited picture.

Settings menu

Gr.Editor settings...Set up the D2000 GrEditor parameters.
Picture settings ...Set up the picture parameters (size, background color, background bitmap, pattern, etc.).
XML Export settings ...Settings for XML export of the objects.
XML Repository settings..Settings for XML Repository.

Using the items of the menu Configuration it is possible to create, modify and delete the items stated below. Transformation palette, System Messages and Log Database are being configured through the D2000 CNF process.

Configuration menu

Color palettes...Create, modify and delete color palettes.
Display palettes...Create, modify and delete display palettes.
Bitmap palettes...Create, modify and delete bitmap palettes.
Extended palettes...Create, modify and delete extended palettes.
Text fonts...Create, modify and delete text fonts.
Bitmaps...Add, update and delete bitmaps.
Dictionary generationOpen the dictionary generation dialog for selected objects.

Using the items of the menu Configuration D2000 it is possible to create, modify and delete the items stated below.

Configuration menu

List of objectsThe selection window involves the list of the D2000 System objects, which may be categorized according to object type, membership in the logical groups and simple filter.
NamingDefinition of prefixes and suffixes for the objects of the D2000 System. You can find more information in the chapter Naming.
Log DatabaseAllows configuring the log database parameters.
System texts...Allows changing the names of system messages.
Transformation palettes...Create, modify and delete transformation palettes.
DictionaryDictionary enables one to define the languages and keywords and texts that are assigned to the particular keywords.
History watchEnables to browse the object modification history.
ESL Diagnostic packShows detailed information about the running instances of objects of Event and Picture type.
CNF...Edit object in the process D2000 CNF.
XML ImportActivates XML Import of the objects through the import dialog window.

The menu Utils contains tools for working with bitmaps.

Utils menu

Update of bitmapsBitmap synchronisation according to the directory Bitmaps and adding new (or modified) bitmaps to the D2000 system. The bitmaps are to be sent to the processes D2000 HI and D2000 GrEditor and then the bitmaps are to be redrawn.

If at least one .DLL file for importing external pictures in different graphic formats is placed in the subdirectory \Bin of the program files\ directory, the menu Utils will contain the item Imports. Nowadays, the D2000 systems provide partial support for importing Autocad-DXF format files and there is also a defined interface for writing import .DLL files (description of the interface is supplied on demand).

ImportsImport pictures in different graphic vector formats.

Note 1: When importing, the picture, to which the other pictures should be imported, must be opened.

Note 2:  Import drivers for the process D2000 GrEditor are .dll files and their names must begin with the prefix Imp_. They must be placed in the subdirectory \Bin of the program files directory. It is possible to add other drivers during the process run.

The menu Window allows you to arrange the windows of pictures opened on the GrEditor desktop.

Window menu

CascadeAll windows opened on the desktop will be arranged in a cascade.
Tile HorizontallyAll windows opened on the desktop will be arranged one above another (x-size of the windows will be maximized).
Tile VerticallyAll windows opened on the desktop will be arranged one next to another (y-size of the windows will be maximized).
Close AllClose all windows opened on the desktop.
[Opened pictures]

The bottom part of the menu contains the names of all windows opened on the desktop. An active window is a window with the symbol značka before its name.


The menu Help allows opening the D2000 html Help (the item Contents) and dialog box that provides information about status and range of license.

Help menu

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